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[Gary Derian]

Of course a hypoid has more friction than a bevel gear but how much?
Viscous drag from the lube also has a great influence and is greater with a
hypoid.  I suspect the differences between hypoid and bevel are measurable
but small.

Gary Derian <gderian at oh.verio.com>

>>
>>A big factor is the rear axle gearset and especially if it is a hypoid
>>design and also [I think] how much the actual offset is between the ring
>>and pinion centreline; the greater the offset, the longer the pinion tooth
>>becomes, thus increasing friction. I notice spiral bevel gearsets coming
>>back into production and I believe it is because of the greater drag of
>>the hypoid design.
>
>Yep!!
>
>Greg
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